Meghallgatások

Before the end of 2021, Parliament is to adopt a report on the application so far, of Regulation No. 1141/2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations. AFCO is the lead committee and the hearing is intended to facilitate the committee's analysis of how the regulation is being applied and which improvements could be made.

On 25 May, AIDA and EMPL Committees will organise a hearing on AI and the labour market, in which AI's impact on the future of skills will also be discussed. The event aims to explore questions such as how can the labour market adapt to fast progressing digitalisation and increasing deployment of artificial intelligence, how to respond when new jobs emerge because of AI and some old ones disappear,...

On Monday 10 May, from 15.45 to 18.45, INGE committee will have consideration of the new working document and talks with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. ITRE and IMCO committees are associated to the hearing with online platform representatives.

On 10 May, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing " EU long-term strategy towards Russia ". Amid the recent expulsions of diplomats and blacklisting of prominent EU officials as well as Russia's continued crackdown on the opposition, the Foreign Affairs Committee will take stock of the achievements and the shortcomings of the current EU strategy vis à vis Russia.

On 10 May 2021, the ENVI Committee will hold a public hearing with ensuing discussion on new GM techniques in the food sector and their impacts on health and the environment.

On Monday 10 May from 13.00 to 14.00, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Dossier Center, will join the INGE committee as a guest for a one hour discussion on interference with origin in Russia.

BECA MEPs discussed the results of the public consultation on the "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention, health services, cancer patients and research" on 10 May 2021. A copy of the synopsis report with a summary of the findings and recommendations is available in the link below.

On 22 April 2021, the EMPL and FEMM committees organized a joint hearing on the Commission proposal for a Pay Transparency Directive.

Following an exchange of views on 19 April with Lyudmila Petkova, Chair of the Code of Conduct Group, the FISC Subcommittee will host a public hearing on “The reform of the Code of Conduct Group criteria and process” from 15:00-16:15 (CET).

On Monday, 19 April 2021, FEMM organized a Public Hearing on "Empowering EU supports for women entrepreneurs and investors, including through MFF 2021-2027".

On 15 April, the Beating Cancer Committee explored how the EU could further promote and facilitate cooperation and the sharing of knowledge, expertise and data on cancer research and care, for instance through the European Reference Networks and cancer registries, but also by improving the cross-border healthcare directive.

On 15 April, the AIDA and INGE Special Committees will hold a hearing on the future of democracy in the digital age and on how to strike the right regulatory balances in our increasingly tech-driven societies. The two panels address the challenges the EU is facing in its current trajectory towards the 2030 Digital Decade, such as the impact of AI on democratic and electoral processes, as well as how AI is affecting the notions of active citizenship, political participation, and policy-making.